Coded Messages: Ridley's Plea

by theclownsarethere

After the events of metroid 1, Ridley reaches out to Samus in an attempt to break free of mother brain during her second uprising. This piece is told in a series of e-mail like messages between the two as they battle away, but come to a greater understanding of each other.

31. Chapter 31

Message #31.

To: Samus Aran.

From: Ridley.

Subject: Lost Forever.

I reach out to you with kindness and understanding, and all you give me is pain. I've tried to help you out here, but you will not accept my help, and I know that mother grows only stronger. I will not have free will for much longer than this, so it shall be over for me soon enough anyways. All I know is that you have problems that I can't solve for you unless you let me in to help you.

But you refuse to and I really can't blame you. I deserve what you'll do to me, but my people do not. Spare their lives and I will give myself up. There's a major base prepping to fight you in the phazon mines; do not go there, do not kill anymore then you already have. Message me and I will willingly surrender if it will save their lives.

This is my last offer my dear bounty hunter, so please accept it before we both do things we'll regret.

Ridley: A fellow sentient being who wants to end this peacefully.